EP0490069A3 - Magnetic disk drive - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0490069A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: disk drive; magnetic disk; magnetic; drive; disk
Prior art date: 1990-12-13
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19910118157

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EP0490069B1 (en

EP0490069A2 (en

Inventor

Masayoshi Kamo

Kenji Shoji

Junji Kawada

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Mitsubishi Electric Corp

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Mitsubishi Electric Corp

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1990-12-13

Filing date

1991-10-24

Publication date

1993-09-15

1991-10-24 Application filed by Mitsubishi Electric Corp filed Critical Mitsubishi Electric Corp

1991-10-24 Priority to EP96119161A priority Critical patent/EP0769782B1/en

1992-06-17 Publication of EP0490069A2 publication Critical patent/EP0490069A2/en

1993-09-15 Publication of EP0490069A3 publication Critical patent/EP0490069A3/en

1998-01-21 Application granted granted Critical

1998-01-21 Publication of EP0490069B1 publication Critical patent/EP0490069B1/en

2011-10-24 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B23/00—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B17/00—Guiding record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor
- G11B17/02—Details
- G11B17/04—Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit
- G11B17/041—Feeding or guiding single record carrier to or from transducer unit specially adapted for discs contained within cartridges
- G11B17/043—Direct insertion, i.e. without external loading means
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B19/00—Driving, starting, stopping record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function ; Driving both disc and head
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B19/00—Driving, starting, stopping record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function ; Driving both disc and head
- G11B19/20—Driving; Starting; Stopping; Control thereof
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B23/00—Record carriers not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Accessories, e.g. containers, specially adapted for co-operation with the recording or reproducing apparatus ; Intermediate mediums; Apparatus or processes specially adapted for their manufacture
- G11B23/02—Containers; Storing means both adapted to cooperate with the recording or reproducing means
- G11B23/03—Containers for flat record carriers
- G11B23/0301—Details
- G11B23/0318—Containers with incorporated transducing heads
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B25/00—Apparatus characterised by the shape of record carrier employed but not specific to the method of recording or reproducing, e.g. dictating apparatus; Combinations of such apparatus
- G11B25/04—Apparatus characterised by the shape of record carrier employed but not specific to the method of recording or reproducing, e.g. dictating apparatus; Combinations of such apparatus using flat record carriers, e.g. disc, card
- G11B25/043—Apparatus characterised by the shape of record carrier employed but not specific to the method of recording or reproducing, e.g. dictating apparatus; Combinations of such apparatus using flat record carriers, e.g. disc, card using rotating discs
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B33/00—Constructional parts, details or accessories not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
- G11B33/14—Reducing influence of physical parameters, e.g. temperature change, moisture, dust
- G11B33/1446—Reducing contamination, e.g. by dust, debris
- G—PHYSICS
- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
- G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
- G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
- G11B5/54—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed with provision for moving the head into or out of its operative position or across tracks
- G11B5/55—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head
- G11B5/5521—Track change, selection or acquisition by displacement of the head across disk tracks

EP91118157A 1990-12-13 1991-10-24 Magnetic disk drive Expired - Lifetime EP0490069B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP96119161A EP0769782B1 (en)	1990-12-13	1991-10-24	Magnetic disk drive

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP401886/90		1990-12-13
JP2401886A JP2853337B2 (en)	1990-12-13	1990-12-13	Magnetic disk drive

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP96119161A Division EP0769782B1 (en)	1990-12-13	1991-10-24	Magnetic disk drive

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0490069A2 EP0490069A2 (en)	1992-06-17
EP0490069A3 true EP0490069A3 (en)	1993-09-15
EP0490069B1 EP0490069B1 (en)	1998-01-21

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP91118157A Expired - Lifetime EP0490069B1 (en)	1990-12-13	1991-10-24	Magnetic disk drive
EP96119161A Expired - Lifetime EP0769782B1 (en)	1990-12-13	1991-10-24	Magnetic disk drive

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP96119161A Expired - Lifetime EP0769782B1 (en)	1990-12-13	1991-10-24	Magnetic disk drive

Country Status (5)

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US (1)	US5235481A (en)
EP (2)	EP0490069B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2853337B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR960013772B1 (en)
DE (2)	DE69131696T2 (en)

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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0490069B1 (en)	1998-01-21
EP0490069A2 (en)	1992-06-17
EP0769782A2 (en)	1997-04-23
KR920013397A (en)	1992-07-29
EP0769782A3 (en)	1997-08-06
JPH04214285A (en)	1992-08-05
DE69128770D1 (en)	1998-02-26
DE69128770T2 (en)	1998-06-10
KR960013772B1 (en)	1996-10-10
DE69131696D1 (en)	1999-11-11
JP2853337B2 (en)	1999-02-03
EP0769782B1 (en)	1999-10-06
DE69131696T2 (en)	2000-01-27
US5235481A (en)	1993-08-10

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP0490069A3 (en)	1993-09-15	Magnetic disk drive
EP0453109A3 (en)	1992-06-03	Magnetic disc drive
IL97379A0 (en)	1992-05-25	Disk drive motor
EP0511863A3 (en)	1993-02-10	Magnetic disk drive units
GB2270412B (en)	1996-05-22	Magnetic disc
EP0538025A3 (en)	1993-05-19	Disk drive
EP0521437A3 (en)	1993-05-05	Recording disk drive
EP0451959A3 (en)	1992-09-02	Disk drive slider lifter
EP0550220A3 (en)	1993-09-22	Disk drive
EP0511622A3 (en)	1993-03-03	Magnetic disk
GB9116693D0 (en)	1991-09-18	Magnetic disk cartridge
EP0518626A3 (en)	1993-03-17	Magnetic disk drive and method for assembling the same
GB8928774D0 (en)	1990-02-28	Magnetic disk drive apparatus
EP0511862A3 (en)	1993-02-10	Magnetic disk drive units
GB2266616B (en)	1995-08-09	Hard disk drive
GB2279491B (en)	1997-02-05	Magnetic disk drive
EP0604967A3 (en)	1995-03-08	Magnetic disk drive.
EP0518632A3 (en)	1993-01-13	Magnetic disk drive
SG45163A1 (en)	1998-01-16	Magnetic recording drive
EP0459726A3 (en)	1992-01-08	Magnetic disk apparatus
GB9326380D0 (en)	1994-02-23	Magnetic disk drive unit
EP0438177A3 (en)	1991-12-04	Magnetic recording disk
PL290449A1 (en)	1992-01-13	Magnetic disk unit
EP0469623A3 (en)	1992-12-09	Optical magnetic disk
GB9326338D0 (en)	1994-02-23	Magnetic disc drive unit

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